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BarZ Adventures is proud to offer accessible and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant multimedia tours - allowing your venue to be accessible to ALL of your visitors!

Wm. Lee Little, founder of BarZ Adventures, was recently invited to testify before congress about the power of BarZ's multimedia tour guide systems to expand access to public lands for people with disabilities. Watch the video!

 

AccessibilityAmericans with Disabilities Act

In 1990, the US Congress passed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which "prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, programs and services provided by states and local governments, goods and services provided by private companies, and in commercial facilities." (US Department of Justice, ADA)

What this may mean for your venue is that services and products offered should be adapted, through reasonable accommodation, to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.  BarZ Adventures can help your venue prepare accessible interpretive content for the deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired and physically disabled visitors. 

 

Accessibility Features:Ranger with Captioning & ASL

  • American Sign Language (deaf and hard of hearing)
  • Captioning (deaf and hard of hearing)
  • Audio Description & Alternative non-touch screen UI (visually impaired)
  • Accessibility Information for facilities and support (physically disabled)
BarZ Adventures and Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) have partnered to bring inclusionary ASL tours to a growing number of venues across the nation. Both organizations are committed to helping venues increase their ADA compliance by offering equal access to interpretive content.

 

 

Ranger Map with Accessibility InformationThe Next Step

BarZ Adventures has formed an Advisory Board to further adapt the GPS Ranger and Zoo Ranger multimedia tour guide systems to be ADA compatible for all markets. The company is committed to further improving its systems to open up accessibility to all visitors!

If you have a favorite venue that you would like to see add an accessible multimedia tour, let the venue know about this new technology exists and request that a Ranger Series tour be developed to meet your needs.

 

Watch Captioning & ASL Tour Demos Here

 

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Disclaimer: Please note that BarZ Adventures are not consultants on meeting ADA compliance and full compliance assurance should be gathered from an independent agency qualified to make such an assessment. BarZ Adventures does not endorse or guarantee the content of Resource links though every effort is made to ensure the suitability and appropriateness of these links. All sites are property of their respective owners.
 

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